Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KD-G400 JVC
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GET0189-001A [J] INSTR UCTIONS MANU AL DE INSTR UCCIONES MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS CD RECEIVER KD-AR400/KD-G400 ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS For installation and connections, refer to the se parate manual. Para la instalación y las cone xiones, refiérase al manual separado.
2 ENGLISH How to reset your unit After detaching the control panel, press the reset button on the panel holder using a ball- point pen or a similar tool. This will reset the built-in microcomputer . Note: Y our preset adjustments—suc h as pr eset channels or sound adjustments—will also be erased.
3 ENGLISH Thank you for purchasing a JVC product. Please read all instructions carefully before operation, to ensure your complete understanding and to obtain the best possib le performance from the unit. MP3 OPERA TIONS ......................... 18 Pla ying an MP3 disc .
ENGLISH 4 pi o ; e wr t y u q 9 8 7 6 5 4 23 1 d as f /z l gh j x k LOCA TION OF THE BUTTONS Display window a Disc information indicators T AG (ID3 T ag), (folder), (track/file) s Main display d EQ (e.
ENGLISH 5 Remote controller S 3 • Selects the preset stations while listening to the radio . Each time you press the b utton, the preset station number increases, and the selected station is tuned in. • Skips to the first file of the previous f older while listening to an MP3 disc.
ENGLISH 6 Preparing the remote controller Before using the remote controller: • Aim the remote controller directly at the remote sensor on the main unit. Make sure there is no obstacle in between. • Do not expose the remote sensor to strong light (direct sunlight or artificial lighting).
7 ENGLISH 4 Adjust the sound as y ou want. (See pages 22 and 23.) T o drop the volume in a moment Press briefly while listening to any source. “A TT” star ts flashing on the displa y , and the volume le vel will drop in a moment. T o resume the previous v olume lev el, press the button briefly again.
8 ENGLISH Canceling the display demonstration When shipped from the factory , display demonstration has been activ ated, and star ts automatically when no operations are done f or about 20 seconds. • It is recommended to cancel the displa y demonstration bef ore you use the unit f or the first time.
9 ENGLISH Setting the clock 1 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears on the displa y . (PSM: see page 25.) 2 Set the hour . 1 Select “ CLOCK H ” (hour) if not sho wn on the displa y . 2 Adjust the hour .
10 ENGLISH RADIO OPERA TIONS Listening to the radio Y ou can use either automatic searching or manual searching to tune in to a par ticular station. Searching for a station automatically: Auto search 1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).
11 ENGLISH T o tune in to stations of higher frequencies T o tune in to stations of lower frequencies MO (monaural) indicator 3 T une in to a station you want while “M” (manual) is still flashing. • If you release y our finger from the button, the manual mode will automatically turns off after 5 seconds.
12 ENGLISH 4 Repeat the above pr ocedure to store other stations into other preset numbers. Notes: • A pr eviously pr eset station is erased when a new station is stor ed in the same preset number . • Pr eset stations are erased when the power supply to the memory cir cuit is interrupted (for example, during battery r eplacement).
13 ENGLISH CD OPERA TIONS Refer to “MP3 OPERA TIONS” on pages 18 to 21 for oper ating MP3 discs. Playing a CD 1 Open the control panel. Note on One-T ouch Operation: When a CD is alr eady in the loading slot, pressing CD CD-CH turns on the unit and starts playback automatically .
14 ENGLISH T o go to a particular track directly Press the number button corresponding to the trac k number to star t its playbac k. • T o select a track number from 1 – 6: Press 1 (7) – 6 (12) briefly . • T o select a track n umber from 7 – 12: Press and hold 1 (7) – 6 (12) for more than one second.
15 ENGLISH How to use the +10 and –10 b uttons • Ex. 1: T o select track n umber 32 while playing tr ack number 6 • Ex. 2: T o select track n umber 8 while playing trac k number 36 Selecting CD playback modes T o play back tracks at random (Disc Random Play) Y ou can pla y back all trac ks on the CD at random.
16 ENGLISH Prohibiting disc ejection Y ou can prohibit disc ejection and can loc k a disc in the loading slot. While pressing CD CD-CH, press and hold for more than 2 seconds. “ NO EJECT ” flashes on the display f or about 5 seconds, and the disc is loc ked and cannot be ejected.
17 ENGLISH MP3 INTRODUCTION What is MP3? MP3 is an abbre viation of Motion Picture Exper ts Group (or MPEG) Audio La yer 3. MP3 is simply a file format with a data compression ratio of 1:10 (128 Kbps*). * Bit rate is the aver age number of bits that one second of audio data will consume.
18 ENGLISH Refer also to “ CD OPERA TIONS ” on pages 13 to 16. Playing an MP3 disc 1 Open the control panel. Note on One-T ouch Operation: When a disc is alr eady in the loading slot, pr essing CD CD-CH turns on the unit and starts playback automatically .
19 ENGLISH T o stop play and eject the disc Press 0 . Playbac k stops and the control panel flips down. The disc automatically ejects from the loading slot. T o change the display information While pla ying back an MP3 file, you can change the MP3 disc inf or mation shown on the displa y .
20 ENGLISH File 36 30 20 10 9 8 (Three times) (T wice) T o go to a particular folder directly IMPORT ANT: T o directly select the folders using the n umber button(s), it is required that f olders are assigned 2 digit numbers at the beginning of their f older names.
21 ENGLISH RND and (f older) indicators Ex.: When you select “FLDR RND” Mode Active Plays at random indicator FLDR RND RND and All files of the indicators current folder , then light up . files of the next folder and so on. DISC RND RND and All files on the disc.
22 ENGLISH SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Selecting preset sound modes (C-EQ: custom equalizer) Y ou can select a preset sound mode (C-EQ: custom equalizer) suitab le to the music genre.
23 ENGLISH 2 Adjust the setting. 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the other items. T o reset each sound mode to the factory settings, repeat the same procedure and reassign the preset values listed in the tab le on page 22.
24 ENGLISH OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS Changing the general settings (PSM) Y ou can change the items listed in the tab le on page 25 by using the PSM (Pref erred Setting Mode) control. Basic Procedure 1 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears on the displa y .
25 ENGLISH Preferred Setting Mode (PSM) items • For detailed oper ations of each PSM items, ref er to the pages listed in the table. DEMO Display demonstr ation CLOCK H Hour adjustment CLOCK M Minut.
26 ENGLISH T o select the scroll mode — SCROLL Y ou can select the scroll mode for the disc information (when the entire te xt cannot be shown at once). When shipped from the factory , scroll mode is set to “ONCE. ” • ONCE: Scrolls only once .
27 ENGLISH Attaching the control panel 1 Insert the right side of the control panel into the groo ve on the panel holder . 2 Press the left side of the control panel to fix it to the panel holder . Note on cleaning the connectors: If you fr equently detach the contr ol panel, the connectors will deteriorate .
28 ENGLISH CD CHANGER OPERA TIONS Playing discs Select the CD changer (CD-CH). * If you have changed “EXT IN” setting to “LINE IN” or “SIRIUS” (see page 26), you cannot select the CD changer . • When the current disc is an MP3 disc: Pla yback star ts from the first folder of the current disc once file check is completed.
29 ENGLISH T o go to a particular disc directly Press the number b utton corresponding to the disc number to start its playback (while the CD changer is pla ying). • T o select a disc number from 1 – 6: Press 1 (7) – 6 (12) briefly . • T o select a disc number from 7 – 12: Press and hold 1 (7) – 6 (12) f or more than one second.
30 ENGLISH Press 5 (up) while pla ying an MP3 disc, to go to the ne xt folder . Each time you press the b utton consecutively , the next folder is located, and the first file in the folder starts playbac k.
31 ENGLISH T o play back tracks/files repeatedly (T rack Repeat/Folder Repeat/Disc Repeat Play) 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode during play . 2 Press RPT (repeat), while “MODE” is still flashing on the displa y .
32 ENGLISH EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERA TIONS Playing an external component Y ou can connect the external component to the CD changer jack on the rear using the Line Input Adapter KS-U57 (not supplied).
33 ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING What appears to be trouble is not alw ays serious. Check the f ollowing points before calling a service center . Remedies Adjust it to the optimum le vel. Check the cords and connections. Press the reset button on the panel holder after detaching the control panel.
34 ENGLISH Remedies Change the disc. Add the extension code <.mp3> to their file names. Change the disc. (Record MP3 files using a compliant application.) Skip to another file or change the disc. (Do not add the extension code <.mp3> to non- MP3 files.
35 ENGLISH Remedies Inser t discs into the magazine. Inser t discs correctly . Inser t the magazine. Connect this unit and the CD changer correctly and press the reset button of the CD changer . Press the reset button of the CD changer . Press the reset button on the panel holder after detaching the control panel.
36 ENGLISH MAINTENANCE Center holder Handling discs This unit has been designed to reproduce CDs, CD-Rs (Recordable), CD-R Ws (Rewritable), and CD T exts . • This unit is also compatible with MP3 discs. How to handle discs When removing a disc from its case, press down the center holder of the case and lift the disc out, holding it by the edges.
37 ENGLISH SPECIFICA TIONS CD PLA YER SECTION T ype: Compact disc play er Signal Detection System: Non-contact optical pickup (semiconductor laser) Number of channels: 2 channels (stereo) F requency R.
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When installing the unit without using the sleeve / Instalación de la unidad sin utilizar la cubierta / Lors de l’installation de l’appareil scans utiliser de manchon In a T oy ota for e xample, first remo ve the car radio and install the unit in its place .
3 * 2 Before chec king the operation of this unit pr ior to installation, this lead must be connected, otherwise power cannot be turned on. * 2 Antes de comprobar el funcionamiento de esta unidad previa a de la instalación, es necesario conectar este cable, de lo contrario no se podrá conectar la alimentación.
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R * 3 INPUT R L R L LINE REAR FRONT OUT R L R L INPUT * 3 4 Y ou can connect an amplifier and other equipment to upgrade your car stereo system. • Connect the remote lead (b lue with white str ipe) to the remote lead of the other equipment so that it can be controlled through this unit.
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